Isaiah 65:10

Then all the land from the Sharon Plain near the Mediterranean Sea and as far east as Achor Valley near Jericho will become pastureland where their cattle and sheep will rest.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.

In Context

9I will spare some of the descendants of Jacob who are living on the hills of Judah. I have chosen them, and they will possess that land; they will worship/serve me, and they will live there.

11But it will be different for you who have abandoned me, you who do not worship me on Zion, my sacred hill, you who worship Gad and Meni, the gods who you think will bring you good luck and good fortune.

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Cross References

Joshua 7:26They piled rocks over the ashes of their corpses, and those rocks are still there. That is why that valley is called Trouble Valley. After that, Yahweh was no longer angry with the Israeli people.

Isaiah 33:9The land of Judah is dry and barren. The cedar trees in Lebanon are drying up and decaying. The Sharon Plain along the coast is now a desert. There are no more leaves on the trees in the Bashan and Carmel areas.

Isaiah 51:1Yahweh says, “You people who desire to act righteously/justly, who want to do what I want you to do, listen to me! Think about Abraham! It is as though [MET] he was a huge rock cliff; and when you people of Israel became a nation, it was as though [MET] you were cut from that rock [DOU].

Jeremiah 33:12This land is now desolate. There are no people or animals living here. But I, the Commander of the armies of angels, say this: ‘In this land there will again be pastures/fields where shepherds will lead their sheep.

Hosea 2:15I will give their vineyards back to them, and I will cause Achor Valley, which means ‘valley of trouble', to become a valley where they will confidently expect me to do good things for them. They will ◄respond to/want to please► me there like they did long ago, when I freed them from being slaves in Egypt.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 65:9-11

Promises of Mercy. ( b. c. 706.) 8 Thus saith the Lord , As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all. 9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there. 10 And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought… Read the whole commentary →

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